
Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro’s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 245 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureArts | |||

The internet is full of dating horror stories and think pieces the death of traditional romance. It’s a concept built for virality. But is the moral panic real? Audie and Ari turn to relationship writer Karley Sciortino to talk navigating romance in ... more
Television's golden age is over, replaced by one that’s decidedly more, as they say, “mid.” Audie and Ari weigh in on whether TV really got worse, the industry's post-prestige identity crisis, and the ingredients for making some of your favorite show... more
This week, the internet turned its eyes to an annual 2020s tradition: watching freshman girls rush sororities at big Southern state schools via an endless stream of social videos. What does our obsession with RushTok tell us about the South, the inte... more
As generational warfare feeds TV scripts from Beef to Hacks, Emmy nominee Lauren Weedman joins the party to talk about hanging with Gen Z on the Hacks set, the art of scene stealing, and finding main character energy after 50.
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Engagement Party blends sharp pop culture analysis with candid conversations about media, technology, and society. Episodes often center on current trends in television, films, online culture, and influencer economics, weaving in behind-the-scenes production perspectives, audience-submitted Scroll and Tell segments, and sponsor integrations. The show stands out for its easygoing banter between two veteran journalists who curate thoughtful takes on generational dynamics, tech hype, and cultural shifts, while inviting a diverse mix of guests from media, entertainment, and the arts to illuminate how culture is produced and consumed in the feed-driven era.
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Engagement Party launched 4 years ago and published 245 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Engagement Party include:
1. Hiro Murai
2. Lauren Weedman
3. Amy O'Donnell
4. Eddie Huang
5. Rob Anderson
6. Rachel Martin
7. Elise Hu
8. Andrew Lloyd Webber
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